La Dispute - No One Was Driving The Car (September 5th, 2025) • Page 11

currently my aoty. hard to see anything dethroning it. been choking up with steve on replay more than i care to admit

 

Funnily enough I was just looking at my aoty list and upcoming stuff and right now the top spot is a tossup between this, Callous Daoboys, For Your Health, and then Massa Nera drops at the end of the month. Once that comes out I know that'll be the top 4....I just don't know their exact positions lol so I'll have to spend more time with each one.

 

Yeah this album is something special. I don’t think they can ever top Rooms for me, way too much nostalgia and memories linked to that album. But I think this one has solidified as their second best in my opinion.

the title track, I dreamt of a room…, and environmental catastrophe film make me tear up pretty frequently. Top-sellers banquet and saturation diver make me feel a weird range of emotions growing up religious with a mom obsessed with the rapture. Really love the stories told on this one and how they link together. I know all of their albums do that, but this one really nailed it.

 

It’s a perfect album. No notes. Top 3 of the year. A three way tie essentially

 

I'll be interested in seeing which one you place over the other between this and Daoboys.

 

Daoboys isn’t one of them lol. I mean I love that album don’t get me wrong. Right now it’s deafheaven, moving mountains, and la dispute. Greyhaven is about to give them a run for their money if the singles are any indicator

 

Oh dang, figured they'd be lol. Deafheaven is in my top 5 at the moment, and not only is Greyhaven this week but Massa Nera is on Halloween and I'm pretty sure both will make my list.

 

Daoboys gonna be pretty high don’t get me wrong. But at this point I’d still take celebrity therapist which was my 2022 AOTY

 

Agreed, this new album is GREAT but celebrity therapist has Title Track and that song....don't know if they'll ever top it.

 

That and what is delicious who swarms are two of my favorite songs of all time

 

Title Track also features the vocalist of For Your Health, another band that released an album this year and is currently in my top 3.

 

I was looking at the UK online shop and there are three books that looked interesting but not sure if they’re worth the price. Anyone got these? Any worth buying?

- No One Expanded Lyric Booklet
- Monuments in Plywood Hardback Book
- Pareidolia (book)

 

i have the no one lyric booklet. alot of writings and prompts that the band used to inspire the songs on the album. its like 60 pages. good stuff.